新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课16

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课文16  玛丽有一头羔羊
  m6 F0 k& V( O" {  ?8 ]% O' q  m258. Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
        玛丽与丈夫迪米特里住在希腊南部一个叫波拉考拉的小村庄里。
" @" t9 g$ x$ c) E259. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
. K/ Z1 p; R3 v        玛丽最珍贵的财产之一就是丈夫送给她的一只白色小羔羊。
260. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
. S8 R* b/ D! x5 I& ]1 p        白天，玛丽把羔羊拴在地里的一颗树上，每天晚上把它牵回家。
261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
# q5 @) @0 ?$ {; p        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
        迪米特里从地里回来，妻子把情况跟他一说，
264. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
& V( B7 \/ E/ L. [' q        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
265. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
( U2 G9 H* ]0 x4 z7 D        他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。
2 M6 `6 @/ H, P8 [! W  F' m266. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
2 e" T0 ^" ^( y. \2 n& z" v        把失窃的事告诉几个朋友后，迪米特里发出他的邻居阿列科家突然多了一只小羔羊。
$ y4 c& R: L* U+ d8 [+ r267. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
6 L" ~  q4 I* w9 r$ b8 Z268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
- R- Y  Z4 E6 L6 l  F9 {0 X        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
269. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
        阿列科不承认，并把迪米特里领进院子。
270. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
        不错，他的确刚买了一只羔羊，阿列科解释说，但他的羔羊是黑色的。
5 \# L9 Y, K( j) o271. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
        迪米特里为自己的鲁莽而感到不好意思，向阿列科道了歉，说是错怪了他。
/ y! |4 U! e- ]% X  B0 s4 P272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
. w# X8 v2 |1 B        就在他俩说话的时候，天下起了雨，迪米特里便呆在阿列科家里避雨，一直等到雨停为止。
273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
  L. S6 n* v/ S' D+ W        半小时后，当他从屋里出来时，他惊奇地发现小黑羔羊全身几乎都变成白色。
274. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
8 V3 o( p  L1 S( v3 N: I        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！